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What Is Second-Degree Assault in Colorado? Strangulation, Weapons & More

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Secondary assault is kind of a broad term used and then broken up into certain subsections in Colorado. It's a class 4 felony generally carrying with it between two and six years in the Department of Corrections followed by a period of mandatory parole if you are sentenced to DOC. It can involve strangulation. It can involve striking a peace officer. It can involve causing serious bodily injury to another. It can involve using a deadly weapon to injure somebody. So there's quite a few different ways that that's broken up in Colorado and can be any number of different oper options.
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It's a class 4 felony generally carrying with it between two and six years in the Department of Corrections followed by a period of mandatory parole if you are sentenced to DOC.
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It can involve strangulation. It can involve striking a peace officer. It can involve causing serious bodily injury to another. It can involve using a deadly weapon to injure somebody.
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